Well I did my 1st PC detail this weekend. I picked my 09 Jetta to be the first. I had ordered the PC kit, car wash kit & grit guard last week & couldn't wait to get started.
I started by cleaning the tires & hubcaps using the Al Purpose Cleaner. Pretty simple sprayed it on hit it with a brush & watch the gunk wash off. I then moved on to a wash using the Adams soap,mit & grit guard. I had to do the 1 bucket system because I could only find one empty bucket LOL. This soap seemed to take a lot of crap off my car. I have always used cheap soap from wally world. No more wally world soap for me!
After washing I misted the car with the detail spray and dried it off with the drying towel. I have to say at this time I was already impressed by how good the car looked.
I then moved onto the claying. Now I have never clayed a car before & I didn't know what to expect. I did the baggie test & could not believe what I was feeling. My paint felt like sand paper. I used the clay along with the detail spray and clayed the whole car & was dumbfounded by what came off the paint. I had no idea it was possible to have that much crap in your paint.
Finally time to use the PC.
I started with the orange pad & the Swirl & Haze remover. I didn't think I needed this step but did it anyways. I figured it couldn't hurt. This went on with out a problem. I followed up with the white pad & fine machine polish. After that I stood back looking at my car & could not believe how good it looked. The paint was bright & looked deep. I then used the gray pad with the Super Machine sealer. I applied the sealer & let it sit for about 40- 45 minutes. It was very humid the day I did this. After waiting I wiped it off by hand & once again could not believe my eyes. The paint look so deep. It looked like there was 5 layers of gloss over it. I wiped the whole car down including all the glass. The car looked better then new. I still can't believe that I was able to do this in my driveway. My wife finally saw the car in the morning & commented on how good it looked. I am now looking forward to doing the rest of my vehicles.
Here's a couple of pics.
Notes:
1) I used the video provide by Adams during this whole process. The video is a great tool for beginners like me- Kudos to Adams for providing it.
2) If your on the fence about doing this, don't be. Go for it! If I could do it, you can do it!
Question for the experts,
1) It is now raining here, how/what do I do after it stops to keep my car looking good ?
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Well I did my 1st PC detail this weekend. I picked my 09 Jetta to be the first. I had ordered the PC kit, car wash kit & grit guard last week & couldn't wait to get started.
I started by cleaning the tires & hubcaps using the Al Purpose Cleaner. Pretty simple sprayed it on hit it with a brush & watch the gunk wash off. I then moved on to a wash using the Adams soap,mit & grit guard. I had to do the 1 bucket system because I could only find one empty bucket LOL. This soap seemed to take a lot of crap off my car. I have always used cheap soap from wally world. No more wally world soap for me!
After washing I misted the car with the detail spray and dried it off with the drying towel. I have to say at this time I was already impressed by how good the car looked.
I then moved onto the claying. Now I have never clayed a car before & I didn't know what to expect. I did the baggie test & could not believe what I was feeling. My paint felt like sand paper. I used the clay along with the detail spray and clayed the whole car & was dumbfounded by what came off the paint. I had no idea it was possible to have that much crap in your paint.
Finally time to use the PC.
I started with the orange pad & the Swirl & Haze remover. I didn't think I needed this step but did it anyways. I figured it couldn't hurt. This went on with out a problem. I followed up with the white pad & fine machine polish. After that I stood back looking at my car & could not believe how good it looked. The paint was bright & looked deep. I then used the gray pad with the Super Machine sealer. I applied the sealer & let it sit for about 40- 45 minutes. It was very humid the day I did this. After waiting I wiped it off by hand & once again could not believe my eyes. The paint look so deep. It looked like there was 5 layers of gloss over it. I wiped the whole car down including all the glass. The car looked better then new. I still can't believe that I was able to do this in my driveway. My wife finally saw the car in the morning & commented on how good it looked. I am now looking forward to doing the rest of my vehicles.
Here's a couple of pics.
Notes:
1) I used the video provide by Adams during this whole process. The video is a great tool for beginners like me- Kudos to Adams for providing it.
2) If your on the fence about doing this, don't be. Go for it! If I could do it, you can do it!
Question for the experts,
1) It is now raining here, how/what do I do after it stops to keep my car looking good ?
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